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make no mistake the u.s. military will take all necessary steps to meet the security commitments in the republic of korea and the regional allies. i was pleased yesterday that the u.n. security council condemned north korea's actions. this is a strong first step as we work to increase the pressure on the regime with a new sanctions and new steps we hope to take with regards to the presence in that area. turtlenecks to the state of the union address i was pleased that the president made it clear that looming budgetary cuts could jeopardize the military readiness. and as you know my deputy and the joint chiefs of staff had been on the hill this week making a very strong case for why we need to resolve the second self-inflicted crisis. i would again strongly urge the congress to heed these warnings. and as i have said last week, this isn't a game, this is reality. the fact is even as i speak, people are being hurt. people are being hurt by the budget uncertainty that this country is now living under. there are s
make no mistake the u.s. military will take all necessary steps to meet the security commitments in the republic of korea and the regional allies. i was pleased yesterday that the u.n. security council condemned north korea's actions. this is a strong first step as we work to increase the pressure on the regime with a new sanctions and new steps we hope to take with regards to the presence in that area. turtlenecks to the state of the union address i was pleased that the president made it clear...
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last year 96% of the u.s. traffic associated with the devices was carried on the wi-fi network's at some point. not only does this percentage included the data that originated on the wi-fi systems, but also the 47% of the mobile data the was offloaded from the cellular over to the wi-fi networks. so what do those mean? the spectrum that is used for the unlicensed wi-fi is also experiencing congestion which will only increase in the coming years if we do not make appropriate plans like the five gigahertz band more attractive for investment and innovation. i'm pleased to vote and support this notice which initiates the review of the current requirements and take steps to increase the amount of spectrum available for the unlicensed use in the five gigahertz band. our proposal to harmonize the rules and requirements across the five gigahertz band will make the spectrum more attractive to investors and innovators providing certainty and consistency across a wide swath of the spectrum. .. we look into opening certai
last year 96% of the u.s. traffic associated with the devices was carried on the wi-fi network's at some point. not only does this percentage included the data that originated on the wi-fi systems, but also the 47% of the mobile data the was offloaded from the cellular over to the wi-fi networks. so what do those mean? the spectrum that is used for the unlicensed wi-fi is also experiencing congestion which will only increase in the coming years if we do not make appropriate plans like the five...
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we are seeing the u.s. plan to withdrawal from afghanistan with the plants keep the number of troops stationed in pakistan. one, how do you think that the situation will be effective in pakistan? and, two, how do you think the u.s.-pakistan stands right now if -- [inaudible]. >> the perception is i think the expectation is that pakistan is going to go through what i would call a vertical meltdown but it won't become a failed state but when organs of the state stop acting on their own and at the height of pakistani integrity as a nation, a.q. khan was doing his own thing so you can imagine when the country starts to disintegrate in -- at various levels, what we're going to see in terms of proliferation and put pakistan in all sorts of things which, against our interests. so i think that the whole issue of india-pakistan will be exacerbated as a result of come as a result of the potential of pakistani involvement in the middle east, which is also something, which is almost obvious because the saudis do have a
we are seeing the u.s. plan to withdrawal from afghanistan with the plants keep the number of troops stationed in pakistan. one, how do you think that the situation will be effective in pakistan? and, two, how do you think the u.s.-pakistan stands right now if -- [inaudible]. >> the perception is i think the expectation is that pakistan is going to go through what i would call a vertical meltdown but it won't become a failed state but when organs of the state stop acting on their own and...
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our u.s. government does not have many contractors are being paid by them right now in afghanistan. >> host: why not? >> guest: because the records are so poor. we've got a pretty good handle on the prime contractors, but since working with a lot of stuff, there's no visibility of the there's no visibility in the subcontractor to estimate effect we are sending a letter out to every major contractors thing he was those. that's the pathetic thing. and we are 10 years into the war, almost 11 years, we don't even know who is getting our money. >> host: so how are you able to do your job? >> guest: with great difficulty. you know, we've got information. we get the prime but we have no visibility on the subs. that's a constant problem with the u.s. government in general. we don't know who the subs are. particularly when working with afghanistan. where we had a policy of afghan that we're going to try to get the afghans to do the work, unlike in iraq which mainly u.s. contractors, so you could reach
our u.s. government does not have many contractors are being paid by them right now in afghanistan. >> host: why not? >> guest: because the records are so poor. we've got a pretty good handle on the prime contractors, but since working with a lot of stuff, there's no visibility of the there's no visibility in the subcontractor to estimate effect we are sending a letter out to every major contractors thing he was those. that's the pathetic thing. and we are 10 years into the war,...
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our u.s. solicitor general represents a number of government but plays another role as well as the adviser to the court. i believe the treasury secretary has a dual role as well that is perform the functions and the treasury secretary would originally performed and do them well but there is another. it comes down to statured and gravitas, courage and after you pursue your analytics it's having the courage to do something about publicly as well as in the administration so what can you say to us today to show that you're not just going to be an ordinary treasury secretary but you are going to be a great treasury secretary so that when your term is up we can go back and say secretary lew is terrific and he got the country back on the track and that includes tax reform and all of the globalization issues that we all face. the world is changing so much. it there are three major changes. one is demographic group. most countries are finding the pressures. second is globalization with downward pressur
our u.s. solicitor general represents a number of government but plays another role as well as the adviser to the court. i believe the treasury secretary has a dual role as well that is perform the functions and the treasury secretary would originally performed and do them well but there is another. it comes down to statured and gravitas, courage and after you pursue your analytics it's having the courage to do something about publicly as well as in the administration so what can you say to us...
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the u.s. to reassess its strategies, not only to north korea, but to a china. i will leave it there for now. >> thank you. hello? >> [inaudible] >> first, a brief word about china. i tend towards joe's view about china's real motives and attitudes towards the north korean nuclear and missile programs. when i read in institute for science and national security report and knocked over 2010, david albright organization about the north korean trading company operating for nearly a decade in the business district in beijing, operating to bring to north korea components and technology for the uranium enrichment program, i begin to doubt that china really saw a major stake in limiting the north korean nuclear program, frankly. and i've become rather cynical about it, especially the chinese military and chinese international liaison department of becoming his party, and what their real views and policies are. now, that being said, we do know that there are other voices in china that don't like this ch
the u.s. to reassess its strategies, not only to north korea, but to a china. i will leave it there for now. >> thank you. hello? >> [inaudible] >> first, a brief word about china. i tend towards joe's view about china's real motives and attitudes towards the north korean nuclear and missile programs. when i read in institute for science and national security report and knocked over 2010, david albright organization about the north korean trading company operating for nearly a...
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when was the creation of the u.s. senate. an institution that represented the state and the house represented the population fop go to the u.s. senate and saying i'm not going to comprise is crazy. that's how we solve problems. anybody who tells you, i'm not going to comprise is really telling you, i have all the answers. and i've never found anybody that has all the antszs. -- answers. our whole lives are based on comprise. my wife and i comprise five times a day. [laughter] and usually consistencies of my saying yes. [laughter] but comprise comprise is born of respect. it's also born of relationships. i mentioned the five day workweek. i've worked at the congress as a staff person in the '70s. i saw it work. i saw senators sit around a table argue, disagree, agree, reach consensus, and move important legislation. part of the reason was they knew each other. they lived in washington, their children went to school together. they had barbecue, they played golf, they had a beer on a friday night. an old friend of mine once said
when was the creation of the u.s. senate. an institution that represented the state and the house represented the population fop go to the u.s. senate and saying i'm not going to comprise is crazy. that's how we solve problems. anybody who tells you, i'm not going to comprise is really telling you, i have all the answers. and i've never found anybody that has all the antszs. -- answers. our whole lives are based on comprise. my wife and i comprise five times a day. [laughter] and usually...
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the u.s. government decided that it was going to participate in a nato exercise to essentially dismantle the gadhafi regime in libya, i knew even as that decision was going to be taken, that there would be consequences throughout the sahel. the reason being that gadhafi provided a regime of stability in the sahel that was provided by his provision of direct economic benefits to the region, not only in terms of investment, but also in terms of direct transfers of moneys to the region. he was predictable upon his demise, not only would economic benefits be removed, but toureg soldiers in his islamic region would no longer be on the payroll, and no longer being in the payroll, they would then have to return to the countries of origin, primarily northern niger because they were no longer emerging employed. in the context of the demise, two arms depots were made available in tripoli, and heavy armorments were lewded from those depots and fell into the hands of those who would subsequently constitut
the u.s. government decided that it was going to participate in a nato exercise to essentially dismantle the gadhafi regime in libya, i knew even as that decision was going to be taken, that there would be consequences throughout the sahel. the reason being that gadhafi provided a regime of stability in the sahel that was provided by his provision of direct economic benefits to the region, not only in terms of investment, but also in terms of direct transfers of moneys to the region. he was...
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i'm wondering for the u.s. will start considering this and whether you're in concerning in not engaging in the fighters you are creeding influence further on. secondly, sorry. afghanistan has asked u.s. troops to leave the province. i think within two weeks. can we get your comment on that, please? well, with respect to afghanistan and the province. i understand the concerns they have expressed. and appropriately, any complaints that they may have ought to be appropriately evaluated, and that they will be, can assure you. that's a matter for isaf to exam. i have taken appropriate note of it. i think you know i've had a great deal of involvement with afghanistan and president karzai. i think he's had many legitimate evaluations of how sometimes some things have gone wrong or might be changed and be done better. we're working on that. we're working on a by lateral security arrangement, we're working on the transition process. we've had a very good conversation with the president in the last days. president obama
i'm wondering for the u.s. will start considering this and whether you're in concerning in not engaging in the fighters you are creeding influence further on. secondly, sorry. afghanistan has asked u.s. troops to leave the province. i think within two weeks. can we get your comment on that, please? well, with respect to afghanistan and the province. i understand the concerns they have expressed. and appropriately, any complaints that they may have ought to be appropriately evaluated, and that...
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the last time the u.s. jobs picture was that bad, americans were still huddling around the family radio. for two queers the president has been saying that raising taxes on the rich would solve our problems. yet c.b.o. notes while taxes are set to jump above their historic level, the added revenue from taxes that rose due to operation of law last month, it will mean almost nothing when it comes to dealing with america's long-term fiscal challenges. that's because c.b.o. has also warned that spending which already exceeds the historic average will continue its unsustainable climb in the years ahead. in fact, over the next decade, red ink will spike by trillions to levels unseen in peacetime america. if interest rates go up, as most expect, it will be even harder for young americans to purchase a home. c.b.o. warns that if interest payments on our debt skyrocket, it will be even more difficult to guarantee the eventually availability of social security and medicare for today's graduates. and if wages fall as a
the last time the u.s. jobs picture was that bad, americans were still huddling around the family radio. for two queers the president has been saying that raising taxes on the rich would solve our problems. yet c.b.o. notes while taxes are set to jump above their historic level, the added revenue from taxes that rose due to operation of law last month, it will mean almost nothing when it comes to dealing with america's long-term fiscal challenges. that's because c.b.o. has also warned that...
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i personally not think that the u.s. army should play a grand role in the reconstitution of the mali army. because we have had a role in the region. the key fiances keeping has been staffed by french and canadian and west african for a long period of time. it would seem to make more sense for us to provide support to those people already on the ground. and lastly, i'll turn it over. it is clear that the quick french capture of -- means that the next phase of the struggle will begin which is a question of insurgency. and then the next question after that is that if there is an insurgency, what would be the probability of success of that insurgency? i'm going to go out on the limb and say at least from my estimation and experience, the possibility of greatest insurgency going to be -- [inaudible] because its there where he has the greatest base of ethnic support. the middle ground will be tim buck too. he does not have the support of the majority of the population. it has the support of the sitting minority of the populati
i personally not think that the u.s. army should play a grand role in the reconstitution of the mali army. because we have had a role in the region. the key fiances keeping has been staffed by french and canadian and west african for a long period of time. it would seem to make more sense for us to provide support to those people already on the ground. and lastly, i'll turn it over. it is clear that the quick french capture of -- means that the next phase of the struggle will begin which is a...
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this holds true for u.s. citizens, legal residents, and for those unlawfully residing in the united states. i urge the members of this committee to keep that in mind as we begin our examination. america is a nation of immigrants. everyone among us can go back a few or several generations to our own relatives who came to america in search of a better life. we are also a nation of laws. i think we can all agree that our nation's immigration system is in desperate need of repair. it is not working as efficiently as it should be. the american people and members of congress have a lot of questions about how our legal immigration system should work. they have a lot of questions about wire immigration laws have not always been sufficiently enforced. they have a lot of questions about how a large-scale legalization program would work, what it would cost, and how it would present illegal immigration in the future. immigration reform must honor both of our foundations is the rule of ockham and our history as nations im
this holds true for u.s. citizens, legal residents, and for those unlawfully residing in the united states. i urge the members of this committee to keep that in mind as we begin our examination. america is a nation of immigrants. everyone among us can go back a few or several generations to our own relatives who came to america in search of a better life. we are also a nation of laws. i think we can all agree that our nation's immigration system is in desperate need of repair. it is not working...
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the u.s. patent office issued patent number 46,454. i will give you a pop quiz. it was simply labeled john deere plow. but the implement sketched out on the page could just as easily been labeled, as some historians have named it, one of the most important inventions in american history. they called it the plow that broke the plains, and it did. by replacing cast-iron with smooth steel, john deere's innovation opened up huge new swaths of land for cultivation. it made it possible for towns like aberdeen south dakota my hometown to exist. before it killing and maker took a grown man a full 24 hours. after it, it took as little as five. and every pile of soil overturned upended another assumption about what the land could produce. that, to my mind, has been the story, not just of agricultural success, but of national success. and, indeed, of global progress. this kind of game changing innovation has enabled us to leap ahead, to break the points, to increase harvest, and to frankly, feed the whol
the u.s. patent office issued patent number 46,454. i will give you a pop quiz. it was simply labeled john deere plow. but the implement sketched out on the page could just as easily been labeled, as some historians have named it, one of the most important inventions in american history. they called it the plow that broke the plains, and it did. by replacing cast-iron with smooth steel, john deere's innovation opened up huge new swaths of land for cultivation. it made it possible for towns like...
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u.s. and his country. you can see that live at 4:00 p.m. eastern. it will be on our companion network, c-span. we continue the prime time booktv programing later tonight looking at civil rights move. wed look at authors, mary francis berry and taylor brand. that will be. on c-span 3 tonight at same time, american history focusing on american artifact. we have smithsonian curator, eleanor jones harvey. she will talk about photographs and paintings from the civil war. all that here on the c-span networks. >> okay. folks. okay. we're going to get the second keynote speaker started here while you're enjoying your lunch. but first i would like to thank our gold sponsors for supporting us today. they are centurylink government, blue coat federal, hewlett-packard, info blocks, juner per networks, lockheed martin, net app, palo alto networks, red hat, red seal networks, taurus advanced, enterprise solutions and verizon. special thanks to those. as we enjoy our lunch i will introduce miss tina kune
u.s. and his country. you can see that live at 4:00 p.m. eastern. it will be on our companion network, c-span. we continue the prime time booktv programing later tonight looking at civil rights move. wed look at authors, mary francis berry and taylor brand. that will be. on c-span 3 tonight at same time, american history focusing on american artifact. we have smithsonian curator, eleanor jones harvey. she will talk about photographs and paintings from the civil war. all that here on the c-span...
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you can't separate u.s. border security on the southwest border from what's going on in mexico, and mexico has been in this practically a state of civil war for the last -- since 2006. there's cartels fighting with each other, there's terrible, terrible massacres, and at the same time there's, you know, as i mentioned, guns coming down from the united states. so it's pretty complex, and it's very dynamic. >> host: to calls for, i guess, david silverberg of homeland security, he's the founding editor. this is ron on the independent line. go ahead. >> caller: yes. i had a question about the contraband that comes from the u.s. down, and how do they get the guns across from fast and furious? were the border agents told to let these guys on or how did that work? >> guest: well, with fast and furious, the questions about it not the border control, but the atf, the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives allowed a certain number of guns, about 2,000 from what i understand, to go into mexico so that they
you can't separate u.s. border security on the southwest border from what's going on in mexico, and mexico has been in this practically a state of civil war for the last -- since 2006. there's cartels fighting with each other, there's terrible, terrible massacres, and at the same time there's, you know, as i mentioned, guns coming down from the united states. so it's pretty complex, and it's very dynamic. >> host: to calls for, i guess, david silverberg of homeland security, he's the...
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i believe u.s. air serves d.c. out of charlotte, i think they are probably the carrier that has the most flights out of charlotte to d.c. what years years would you anticipate the price difference is from raleigh to d.c. and charlotte to d.c. is? >> i don't know. it sounds like you might know. [laughter] >> it costas lot more money to fly from charlotte to d.c. than raleigh to washington. that's concerning. it's very concerning. and you're direct competitors in a route from raleigh to washington where as u.s. airways it doesn't have a direct competitor, so it costs more money. that would certainly impact the folks who live in my congressional district. do you think, do you anticipate the fares would go up significantly in the future in raleigh to washington or not competing with one another? >> congressman, as we have said before, any discussion about fares or that sort of planning and strategy is something that is down the road for us. those are issues that will be discussing really with respect to fares and thing
i believe u.s. air serves d.c. out of charlotte, i think they are probably the carrier that has the most flights out of charlotte to d.c. what years years would you anticipate the price difference is from raleigh to d.c. and charlotte to d.c. is? >> i don't know. it sounds like you might know. [laughter] >> it costas lot more money to fly from charlotte to d.c. than raleigh to washington. that's concerning. it's very concerning. and you're direct competitors in a route from raleigh...
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of the u.s. for citizenship only if the person is born to at least one parent who is a u.s. citizen or national or a lawful permanent resident alien in the u.s. or an alien performing active service in the u.s. armed forces." right now it's, in my opinion, an accident of history and a mistake that any child physically born here, even of two parents here illegally and improperly, automatically becomes a u.s. citizen. virtually no other country in the world has this rule. this reform would simply amend u.s. law to have the same basic rule as virtually every other country in the world that i'm aware of. you don't automatically become a citizen just because you're physically born here. at least one parent has to have that legal status. and, finally, u.s. visit reform. to require finally, after decades of promises, after decades of broken promises, to require that the u.s. visit system, the biometric border check in/check-out system first required by congress in 1996 -- that's well past its implementa
of the u.s. for citizenship only if the person is born to at least one parent who is a u.s. citizen or national or a lawful permanent resident alien in the u.s. or an alien performing active service in the u.s. armed forces." right now it's, in my opinion, an accident of history and a mistake that any child physically born here, even of two parents here illegally and improperly, automatically becomes a u.s. citizen. virtually no other country in the world has this rule. this reform would...
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u.s. territory because of this coming capability, i think china is going to say that's unacceptable. i'm hopeful. but at the end of the day as i say, the united states can't sit there waiting just for china. we have to work with our allies on a comprehensive strategy, again trying to let the region know that we want to be that important security guarantor. we also want to be a major trader, an investor to the region and with asia-pacific. and for the stability and the trade and investment, for prosperity and liberty to take root in this century, in a dynamic century with a rising asia pacific, it's going to have to take greater stability than north korea is right now letting it have. so with those initial comment, i'll turn it back to our chairman. >> well, thank you, patrick. as always, very comprehensive argument. now, the floor is open. before we open the floor -- [inaudible] >> i want to pick up on patrick's point, and elaborate on what i see as the elephant in the room, which is china
u.s. territory because of this coming capability, i think china is going to say that's unacceptable. i'm hopeful. but at the end of the day as i say, the united states can't sit there waiting just for china. we have to work with our allies on a comprehensive strategy, again trying to let the region know that we want to be that important security guarantor. we also want to be a major trader, an investor to the region and with asia-pacific. and for the stability and the trade and investment, for...
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it's also a close u.s. ally, home to the u.s. fleet and located in yet another difficult neighborhood bordering iran just across the straits. bahrain has been a generous host to our fifth fleet, and anyone who has had a look at the map or followed tensions with iran knows the importance of such a naval force in this part of the world. these dedicated sailors help keep shipping lanes open and ensure that iran does not threaten its neighbors or u.s. interests. their presence alone is likely to make iran think twice about reckless moves in the persian gulf. let me say a word about the navy. i guess i'm partial because my two brothers, my late brothers both served in the navy during the korean war, so when i get a chance to go aboard ships, i visualize my older brothers and what life must have been like in those days. when i went out with admiral john miller to visit some of the ships of the fleet, i met some of the finest young men and women you could ever ask for. most of them had been trained in illinois at the great lakes naval t
it's also a close u.s. ally, home to the u.s. fleet and located in yet another difficult neighborhood bordering iran just across the straits. bahrain has been a generous host to our fifth fleet, and anyone who has had a look at the map or followed tensions with iran knows the importance of such a naval force in this part of the world. these dedicated sailors help keep shipping lanes open and ensure that iran does not threaten its neighbors or u.s. interests. their presence alone is likely to...
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the fiscal outlook which the u.s. army faces in fiscal year '13 is dire and to my knowledge unprecedented. in addition to the $180 billion. the combination of the continuing resolution a shortfall -- excuse me, the shortfall in oversays contingency operation funds for afghanistan and the sequester and fiscal year 2013 has resulted in a 17 to $18 billion shortfall to the army's operation and maintenance accounts. as well as an additional $6 billion to other programs. all of this will come in remaining seven months of this year. the fiscal year 2013 fiscal situation -- impact on all forces not serving in afghanistan or forward in korea. impacts which will have a significant impact to fiscal year 2014 and beyond. just a few of the acts we will be forced to take, are for example, we will curtail training for 80% of ground forces. this will impact our unit's basic warfighting skills and shortfall across critical specialty including aviation, intelligence, engineering, and even our ability to recruit soldiers in to our army
the fiscal outlook which the u.s. army faces in fiscal year '13 is dire and to my knowledge unprecedented. in addition to the $180 billion. the combination of the continuing resolution a shortfall -- excuse me, the shortfall in oversays contingency operation funds for afghanistan and the sequester and fiscal year 2013 has resulted in a 17 to $18 billion shortfall to the army's operation and maintenance accounts. as well as an additional $6 billion to other programs. all of this will come in...
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the u.s. unemployment rate of 7.9% which is actually even higher than my home state is for sure too high, but it is far better than the rate of 26% unemployment in spain and greece, the record of 16% unemployment in portugal. our 2.3% growth rate may seem inadequate and it is, but as we recover from the deepest recession we've seen since the great depression, it is much better than the negative growth rates in the countries that took the austerity path. the results are clear -- the evidence is in from the austerity experiments. the countries that cut the deepest have hurt the most. if we want to continue growing our economy and creating jobs, we need to resist the european path that is championed by republican austerity advocates. we need to maintain the balanced approach that has brought the u.s. economy up out of recession. admittedly not fast enough, but look at what the alternative has been. leader reid's bill would replace the indiscriminate cuts of the so-called sequester with targeted c
the u.s. unemployment rate of 7.9% which is actually even higher than my home state is for sure too high, but it is far better than the rate of 26% unemployment in spain and greece, the record of 16% unemployment in portugal. our 2.3% growth rate may seem inadequate and it is, but as we recover from the deepest recession we've seen since the great depression, it is much better than the negative growth rates in the countries that took the austerity path. the results are clear -- the evidence is...
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even the u.s. girl scouts have a different policy, accepting gay and transgender members into their associations. the boy scouts of america have almost three million members and 70% of the troops are sponsored by church groups, who oppose homosexuality. in 2000 the u.s. supreme court ruled the group has a constitutional right to refuse gay members. it's a policy many parents want upheld. >> it is not hate. it is not bigotry. it is choice how to raise my children in what i perceive to be my christian values. >> on sunday president obama weighed in urging the group to open its membership to everyone. he agrees. >> the boy scouts are unwilling to lift the ban they simply won't be relevant to a generation that decided to embrace lbgt brothers sisters, coworkers neighbors, friends. >> for now the ban remains in place. scout leaders say they need more time to consider and consult before deciding to whether to everyturn a century old policy. al-jazeera washington. >> that is an except from al-jazeera engl
even the u.s. girl scouts have a different policy, accepting gay and transgender members into their associations. the boy scouts of america have almost three million members and 70% of the troops are sponsored by church groups, who oppose homosexuality. in 2000 the u.s. supreme court ruled the group has a constitutional right to refuse gay members. it's a policy many parents want upheld. >> it is not hate. it is not bigotry. it is choice how to raise my children in what i perceive to be...